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Alan Charlesworth
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Air Vice Marshal Alan Moorhouse Charlesworth, CBE, AFC was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force. Born in Tasmania, he graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and served wi
Flight Lieutenant Charlesworth (far left) with Doctor Woolnough (centre) and other members of the Commonwealth geographical aerial survey of Australia
Flight Lieutenant Charlesworth (far left) with Doctor Woolnough (centre) and other members of the Commonwealth geographical aerial survey of Australia, July–September 1932
Air Commodore Charlesworth (left) and an RAAF corporal at a combined dinner in the officers mess at Port Moresby, New Guinea, c. 1944
Air Commodore Charlesworth (left) and an RAAF corporal at a combined dinner in the officers mess at Port Moresby, New Guinea, c. 1944
Charlesworth (right) as Officer Commanding RAAF Overseas Headquarters, with Air Marshals Sir Claude Pelly (centre) and Sir Donald Hardman (left) at a
Charlesworth (right) as Officer Commanding RAAF Overseas Headquarters, with Air Marshals Sir Claude Pelly (centre) and Sir Donald Hardman (left) at a farewell parade for No. 78 (Fighter) Wing following garrison duty in Malta, December 1954
North-Western Area Command
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North-Western Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. Its wartime sphere of operations included the Northern Territo
Alan Charlesworth
…Appointed Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Eastern Area in December 1943, he was promoted temporary air commodore the following year and took over as AOC North-Western Area in Darwin, Northern Territory. Charlesworth's control of air operations during the North-Western Area Campaign led to his appointment as a Commander…
Explosion of an oil storage tank during the first air raid on Darwin, 19 February 1942
Explosion of an oil storage tank during the first air raid on Darwin, 19 February 1942
Air Commodore Bladin (right) as AOC NWA, with a Dutch officer, 1943
Air Commodore Bladin (right) as AOC NWA, with a Dutch officer, 1943
Air Vice Marshal Cole (left) as AOC NWA, at Adelaide River, Northern Territory, September 1943
Air Vice Marshal Cole (left) as AOC NWA, at Adelaide River, Northern Territory, September 1943
Air Vice Marshal Charlesworth (centre) as AOC NWA and Group Captain Headlam (second right) welcome repatriated POWs to Darwin, September 1945
Air Vice Marshal Charlesworth (centre) as AOC NWA and Group Captain Headlam (second right) welcome repatriated POWs to Darwin, September 1945